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1969: All-Star White House Tribute to Duke Ellington

Label: Blue Note Records
Released: 2002
Track listing: 1. Take the A Train 2. I Got It Bad 3. Chelsea Bridge 4. Satin Doll 5. Sophisticated Lady 6. Just Squeeze Me 7. I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart 8. Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me 9. Don

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Duke Ellington, et al.: 1969: All-Star White House Tribute to Duke Ellington

Read "1969: All-Star White House Tribute to Duke Ellington" reviewed by Charlie B. Dahan


Duke Ellington celebrated his 70th birthday on April 29, 1969 as a guest of President Richard Nixon at the White House. In addition to receiving the distinguished Medal of Freedom, Ellington witnessed an all-star tribute concert featuring many of the day’s great jazz musicians in their prime, which until now, was lost. Recently a cassette belonging ...


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